On Earth Day, April 22,Extinction Rebellion DC marched 20 wheelbarrels full of cow manure (literal bullshit) as close to the White House as they could get it and dumped it. XRDC was protesting the usual too little, too late climate policies pushed by Biden as by most politicians who don't deny the problem entirely.

Extinction Rebellion DC released this statement afterwards:

"We've elected another president who can't understand basic science" "Just like rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic, Biden is fiddling with dates and targets as the ocean rises, and the world burns. The president has failed to address the immense scale of the planetary emergency. Those travelling first class are still enjoying the party too much to hear the cries of those already drowning in the decks below."

XRDC further pointed out that Biden's climate policies are another "not in my term of office" scam. This in fact points out a fundamental weakness of democracies and dictatorships alike in addressing long and medium term threats. If elected officials vote to pay a price today to stave off flooding of coastal cities in ten years, the price is paid while they are in office, the benefits accrue to their successors. Even dictators can face this problem, save that instead of being voted out over the bills they face overthrow and the consequences of becoming an overthrown dictator. Thus it becomes in the interest of nearly all forms of government to ignore long term and medium term threats and focus on quick fixes.

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